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- LGD code
- 233616
- Pincode
- 841302
- Post office
- Purwari Telpa
- Population
- 3,079
- Households
- 460
- Literacy rate
- 56.6%
- Sex ratio
- 910 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 830
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Mehian താരതമ്യം
By population, Mehian ranks #30 of 109 villages in Chapra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.6%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Mehian
- 56.6%
- Chapra mandal
- 54.0%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
+13 vs mandal average
- Mehian
- 910
- Chapra mandal
- 897
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Mehian
- 6.7
- Chapra mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mehian ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Mehian ബിഹാർയിലെ സരണ് ജില്ല, Chapra ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 3,079 പേർ 460 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Chapra ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 109 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 30-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 57%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 54% നേക്കാൾ 3 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 910 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 841302, Purwari Telpa പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 233616. ഗ്രാമം Patepur നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Lakhendra Kumar Raushan. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 3,630, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Purvi Telpa →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehian · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 3,079 | 57% | — |
| Purbari Telpa · Chapra | 3,522 | 54% | — |
| Basarhi · Chapra | 2,069 | 72% | — |
| Bichla Telpa · Chapra | 1,751 | 79% | — |
| Malamirza Tukra · Chapra | 1,733 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mehian
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PURBI TELPA
- Total area (ha)
- 150
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 140
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mehian
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Mehian
- LGD code
- 233616
- Pincode
- 841302
- Post office
- Purwari Telpa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,079
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,630
- Households
- 460
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 910
- Literacy rate
- 56.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Patepur
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lakhendra Kumar Raushan
- Block / Mandal
- Chapra
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Villages sharing pincode 841302
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)